ABSTRACTION

/əbˈstɹæk.ʃn̩/ ► audio Scrabble 15 Words With Friends 18

Definition

noun a concept or idea not associated with any specific instance. — synonyms: abstract
noun the act of withdrawing or removing something.
noun the process of formulating general concepts by abstracting common properties of instances. — synonyms: generalization, generalisation
noun an abstract painting.
noun preoccupation with something to the exclusion of all else. — synonyms: abstractedness
noun a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples. — synonyms: abstract_entity

“Abstraction is necessary for the classification of things into genera and species.”
“to fight for mere abstractions.”